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@@ -24,13 +24,18 @@ updated behaviour, the environment variable `GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT` can be
set to `no` at the beginning of them.
--ff::
+ When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch
+ pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default
+ behavior.
+
--no-ff::
- Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as
- a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is
- the default behavior of git-merge.
-+
-With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge
-resolved as a fast-forward.
+ Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a
+ fast-forward.
+
+--ff-only::
+ Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the
+ current `HEAD` is already up-to-date or the merge can be
+ resolved as a fast-forward.
--log[=<n>]::
--no-log::
@@ -65,11 +70,6 @@ merge.
With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This
option can be used to override --squash.
---ff-only::
- Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the
- current `HEAD` is already up-to-date or the merge can be
- resolved as a fast-forward.
-
-s <strategy>::
--strategy=<strategy>::
Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than